Karun Nair is hoping to play for India despite being snubbed for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Although his last Test was in 2017, tte batter has been unstoppable in domestic cricket. Karun believes he still has a chance to represent the country in red-ball cricket.
Ajit Agarkar, the chairman of the selection committee, confirmed that Nair’s name was discussed for the Champions Trophy, but he was not given a chance due to availability of better players than him.
“I was not thinking about my selection for the ICC Champions Trophy. You have dreams as a cricketer but you don’t think. I don’t know whether I am going to actually make it,” Nair told Star Sports.
Nair scored 779 runs from eight innings at an average of 389.50, including five hundreds and a fifty in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
“I want to play Test cricket for India. This is the only thing which is on my mind. I wasn’t thinking of getting mentioned or considered for the Champions Trophy,” he added.
The 32-year-old batter amassed an unbeaten 303 against England in Chennai in 2016. However, he failed to cement his place.
Sachin Tendulkar recently lauded his batting display in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
“It feels good when your childhood hero appreciates your performance. I feel blessed to recieve kind words from him. However, I need to keep performing.”
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